12/18
My semester just ended and I can finally breathe! There's still much work to be done…housework, Christmas shopping, packing to travel, starting coursework for next semester, hours for HR, etc. BUT, I now don't have the imminent pressure of a final deadline for school. ahhh. So I'll take a moment and reflect. What's happened since my last entry on 11/21? First, the news is out! And it's refreshing to be able to be so open now. We were able to tell my friends from my old job in Human Resources, Dave's office, and then my nursing class. These tellings were each so fun! Brian, Dave's boss did such a fun presentation and a the Christmas story beginning with four covered pictures on a table up front and a quiz of, "How well do you know IMC (Integrated Marketing Communications)?" The last question was on IMC babies. The first picture was of an IMC couple who'd recently just had their first baby. The next picture was of Dave, Zachary and me. And the question went like this, 'As you know we've recently had a new baby born to a couple in IMC. And Dave and Karen have announced that they too are expecting. What you don't know, is that there are two more IMC babies on the way. Write down who you think is expecting.' :) Then he lifted off the covers from the remaining two pictures—of Dave, Zachary, and me. :) Oh my goodness! There was such fun chaos and surprise.
Telling my nursing class the news was also so much fun!!! I hosted our Level III Christmas party on Monday night (12/14) and we crammed 30 plus people into our little 800 sq. foot home. We had cider and hot cocoa, Christmas music, a table full of treats, and much laughter and talking. Then Dave and I announced that we had news about our pregnancy. When we announced it was triplets, the place exploded with screams and laughter of surprise and joy. So fun! And, there's no better place for excitement than in a room of mostly girls who have not had a baby yet. (All my hesitancy of multiples came after having one baby and finding out how hard it was!) Such joy to share the news with friends! Dave and I have had our time to process and freak out, and now we look on this pregnancy with joy and utter reliance on God. It's wonderful then, to be able to share our joy with our friends and family. I know they will be praying for us and helping us—and I am thankful!
So, now at 16 weeks and four days, I look like I'm 6+ months pregnant. I need to sit down or lay down often, and if I don't obey my body, it lets me know it! Dave has been amazing in his care for Zachary and me. He's made meals, done the cleaning, the errands, the bedtimes. —Lord, I pray for Dave that you would bless his strength. He is doing so much for us at home, working at Biola and also trying to find time for his side business to provide for us. Please give him strength, restoration, and emotionally uplifting support. Please give me energy, strength, and a healthy, term pregnancy, so that I can help him in every way I can, while still protecting and nourishing these babies. Give us time and patience and sweet moments with Zachary in all of this. —
Today is a big, big day. It's our 16 week Md appt. We hope to find out the sexes of the babies!!! Lord, we are so excited, and have our own personal thoughts of what would be best for this family. BUT! obviously YOU know what's best for us, and we want what you want (in addition, we can't change it anyway!), so please, help us to be excited and trusting with whatever you give us!
They'll also measure my cervix to see how it looks, and maybe do other things too, like testing for gestational diabetes, etc.
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